Parts of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have always been prone to Naxalite attacks; therefore having train connectivity in the region could help the local around there.

Earlier on July 29, at least 3 Naxals were gunned down by police in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma District. Several guns, a tiffin bomb, wireless set, posters, banners, detonators, etc were also been seized from the site of the encounter.